Verizon's New Droid Turbo is a Motorola Moto X on Steroids

After a number of leaks, Verizon's newest Droid smartphone has officially been announced.

The Motorola-built Droid Turbo includes a 2.7GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chip, 3GB of RAM, a 5.2-inch Quad HD display, and a massive 3,900 mAh battery—which the company claims can last 48 hours of actual usage between charges—along with Turbo Charging, which is said to add another 8 hours of life in just 15 minutes. On the rear of the device is a whopping 21-mpegapixel camera capable of 4K video capture.

Motorola's impressive new Moto X, for comparison, is equipped with a 1080p 5.2-inch display, a 2.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 chip, 2GB of RAM, a 2,300 mAh battery, and a 13-megapixel shooter.

The Droid Turbo will ship with Android 4.4.4 Kit Kat, and owners of the new device should expect to see Android 5.0 Lollipop arrive in the coming months. Many of Motorola's useful software features, like Moto Display and Moto Assist, will be included.

Verizon and Motorola's new Droid Turbo will be available in Metallic Black, Metallic Red, or Black Ballistic Nylon with 32GB of storage, and a 64GB model will be offered with a Black Ballistic Nylon finish. The latest Droid smartphone will start at $200 for 32GB and $250 for the 64GB version; both will be available starting this Thursday, October 30.

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